To:INESSA ARMAND

Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 48.

      Sent from Cracow to Paris.

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Saturday, 11/IV. 1914

DearFriend,

Istill do not know whether you received my letters in which I wrote
about the loss of the letter concerning Rakhmetov, and, what you have done
in this connection.

Thepackage (containing, the first part of the collectionThe
Beginning[1]) has been received by you,but very late. If
you still have the wrapper with the postmarks on it, I would advise you to
lodge a complaint with the ministry, enclosing the wrapper. The loss of the
letter concerning Rakhmetov is simply exasperating, and I consider
complaints, protests, etc., absolutely necessary. I have a strong suspicion
that the letters of the Russian emigrants are stolen in Paris (and taken by
the police to be read before delivery to the addressees). The dates on
which letters are received should be kept track of.

Ihope you have finished with Alexinsky? Theonlyremedy in
such cases (I speak from my ownlong, over 15 years, experience)
is an absolute boycott by theentiresection (but I suppose there
are a lot of snivellers in it, who won’t apply a boycott and so will have
themselves to blame for the
“squabbles”).[2]

Iam awfully glad that your children are coming to see you and that you
will soon go off to spend the summer with them.

Allthe very, very best,Yours,V.U.P.S.I apologise for today’s brief letter. I am in a great hurry.Ihave not yet received the collection (The Beginning).Isit the post again!??Notes[1]ThecollectionThe Beginningwas published in Saratov in
1914. The first item in this collection was an article by N. Vladimirov
“Encounters and Reflections”, describing meetings with G. V. Plekhanov,
P. B. Axelrod, V. I. Lenin, L. Martov, A. N. Potresov and Maxim Gorky.[2]Thisrefers to the campaign started against A. V. Antonov (Britman), a
member of the Committee of the R.S.D.L.P. Organisation Abroad, by theVperyodgroup and G. A. Alexinsky, who accused him of betraying,
during the interrogation, his comrades charged with him in connection with
the case of the Kronstadt organisation of the R.S.D.L.P. in 1906. This
accusation was quashed as far back as in 1907 by the decision of a
committee of ten political convicts (Bolsheviks, Mensheviks and non-party
people) of whom six were former codefendants in the trial. The committee’s
decision was communicated the same year to Lenin and the C.C. of the
R.S.D.L.P., who considered Antonov not guilty and did notrestrict his rights as a Party member. Alexinsky raised the “Antonov
case” again in 1912–14 with the aim of using it against the Bolsheviks,
who, he alleged, had been “shielding a traitor”.OnApril 18 (N.S.), 1914, the Paris section of the
R.S.D.L.P. Organisation Abroad adopted a resolution expressing indignation
at Alexinsky’s behaviour and breaking off all relations with him.  On
June 10, 1914, the Committee of the Organisations abroad passed a
resolution calling on the socialist organisations in Paris and all Party
centres (Russian and national) to vigorously rebuff the provocative tricks
of Alexinsky and members of theVperyodgroup, to deny recognition
of theVperyodgroup as a political organisation and not to enter
into any relations with it. On June 20 this resolution was supported by a
general meeting of the Paris section of the R.S.D.L.P. Organisation
Abroad. This fact was mentioned by Lenin in the Report of the C.C. of the
R.S.D.L.P. to the Brussels Conference (see present edition, Vol. 20,
p. 525).

P.S.I apologise for today’s brief letter. I am in a great hurry.

Ihave not yet received the collection (The Beginning).

Isit the post again!??

[1]ThecollectionThe Beginningwas published in Saratov in
1914. The first item in this collection was an article by N. Vladimirov
“Encounters and Reflections”, describing meetings with G. V. Plekhanov,
P. B. Axelrod, V. I. Lenin, L. Martov, A. N. Potresov and Maxim Gorky.

[2]Thisrefers to the campaign started against A. V. Antonov (Britman), a
member of the Committee of the R.S.D.L.P. Organisation Abroad, by theVperyodgroup and G. A. Alexinsky, who accused him of betraying,
during the interrogation, his comrades charged with him in connection with
the case of the Kronstadt organisation of the R.S.D.L.P. in 1906. This
accusation was quashed as far back as in 1907 by the decision of a
committee of ten political convicts (Bolsheviks, Mensheviks and non-party
people) of whom six were former codefendants in the trial. The committee’s
decision was communicated the same year to Lenin and the C.C. of the
R.S.D.L.P., who considered Antonov not guilty and did notrestrict his rights as a Party member. Alexinsky raised the “Antonov
case” again in 1912–14 with the aim of using it against the Bolsheviks,
who, he alleged, had been “shielding a traitor”.

OnApril 18 (N.S.), 1914, the Paris section of the
R.S.D.L.P. Organisation Abroad adopted a resolution expressing indignation
at Alexinsky’s behaviour and breaking off all relations with him.  On
June 10, 1914, the Committee of the Organisations abroad passed a
resolution calling on the socialist organisations in Paris and all Party
centres (Russian and national) to vigorously rebuff the provocative tricks
of Alexinsky and members of theVperyodgroup, to deny recognition
of theVperyodgroup as a political organisation and not to enter
into any relations with it. On June 20 this resolution was supported by a
general meeting of the Paris section of the R.S.D.L.P. Organisation
Abroad. This fact was mentioned by Lenin in the Report of the C.C. of the
R.S.D.L.P. to the Brussels Conference (see present edition, Vol. 20,
p. 525).